Collar attachment.



a. BELMONT W. RUssELL. COLLAR ATTACHMENT. APPLIOATZON FILED SEPT. 6, 1912.

Patented Jan. 13, 1914 .WiTN 5555s UNITED s-T Tns PATENT OFFICE.

EDWARD BELMONT AND WALTER 'aUssELL, 'ornnavnnwonrrr, KANSAS.-

COLLAR. ATTACHMENT."

. To all fwh'o'mit may concern:

,Be it known that we, EDWARD BELMONT 7 and -llf-ixn'ri zn"RUSSELL, citizens of the United States, residing at Leavenworth, in the L15. of the wearlng apparel or clothing of men.

'county of Leavenworth and State of Kan lsas, have invented a new and useful device forYthe purpose of preventing thenecktie binding to the collar of the wearer, holding the necktiein proper alinelnent, and facilitating the adjustment thereof. 4

The object of our invention relates more specifically to a novel, useful but simple device, primarily adapted to be used in con.-

junction-with the'usual linen or composition collar at present in such general use as part It; is a well known inconvenience to all users of neckties in combination with such collars, that the necktie often blnds or sticks between the two folds of the collar, this condition being brought-about by reason of thenecktie being irregularly located between the collar folds, and also, to the extended fric-.

tional surface between the necktie and the inner collar fold. In order to overcome-this difiiculty, we have invented a small but effective device, invisible when in use, which not only greatly reduces the friction between the necktie and collar'by providing a .roller for the necktie to travel over when the wearer is adjusting same preparatory to tying the bow or other ornamental substitute, but also holds the necktie in proper alinement between the collar folds, preventing it from twisting, from F falling down or Working up "in the back, and retains the necktie between the collar folds when the collar is. temporarily discarded by the wearer, the necktie being in the proper position for use, without any adjusting being necessary, when the wearer again desires to use his collar and necktie.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of a shirt and collar at the rear, the attachment 'being shown in closed or operative position; Fig. 2 shows part of a collar, rear v1ew, with a portlon ,of the outside fold cut. away showing the relative position of the attachment to the collar, the attachment being shown in open position; Fig. 3 illustrates a side view of the opened attachment; Fig. 4 a sectional view,

' Specification of Letters Patent.

16 with radiating'notches 17 I unched there- "preventing the Patented Jam 13, 1914;};- Application filed September 6,1912. Serial No.718,903. I v v I I Referring to the drawings, 8 denotes the inside collar fold, 9-the outside collar fold, 10

the. attachment being simply fastened to the head of the collar-button as shown, al-

though any particular snap or fastener may be used for this purpose.

The attachment consists more" definitely of two stamped'piece'sof sheet metal, 13 and 14 preferably of nickel-plated springsteel and'hinged' together at 15as;shown'.u The upper piece 13 has-a countersunk .hole

in for the purpose of being orced over the- .collar-button-head, being retained in the illustrated position through the medium of the sprlngsectors necessarily produced by means of'the notches 17 Spring 'tensioned laps 18 project upwardly forthe purpose of attachment from turning circu'mferent'ially with thecollar button 12 as a center, the inside .collar fold being tightly held between these laps. and the piece I 13. The lower part of the piece 13 consti-f tutes a hinge, portion, being hingedly attached, by means of a pin asJshown,-tothe hinge portions at the upper end of the piece 14.

The piece 14 has a vertical notch 19 cut therein for the'purpose of better accommodating a roller 20, this roller being sup-.

ported between the upper lip 21 whichis mately right angles to the piece 14, and the lower lip 22. This roller is fluted or notched for the better engagement of the formed by that partof the metal from which Y the notch is formed being bent at approxinecktie therewith when in operation and more particularly shown in Fig. 5. Ihe' piece 14. has a curved configuration, more particularly shown in Fig. 4, theconcave side adj oining'the collar button when in..use,

this form protecting the necktie from com- ,ing in contact with the collar-button and interfering with its proper adjustment.

In operative position the attachment "is 5 as shown in Fig. 1, 23 denoting the. necktie and illustrating how it travels over the roller 20, naturally greatly minimizing friction for the. purpose previously stated. It willalso be noted that the lips 21 and 22 prevent the the collar folds, or sliding off the collar en necktie from working up or down between- 1'19 tirely, the, advantage of thisfeature being t.,'.- that the-bow is sure to-rema n mtact to the .sahisfaetion' and'eom eniene of the'wearer; .In use, the device operates its-follows The. collar being attached to the shirt by the col- -1m-. butt-on 1n the. usual' manner, the-hole .16

of theattachment. s .-'fo' :ced over the "eollsil: button head, the a tachment occupying the position shown in Fig. 2. Thenecktie'23 is. "then-held against the pieoeletwith'the upper 1 0 edge ndjoining-the'1ip'22, the piece-14, with the 'necktie' still' in position, is then 'simply' turned on, its hinges so that itoc'cupies a 'position between the collar" folds '8"and 9,f .mo'rfle clearly-shown by Fig. l The necktie 15 is now in position to be adjusted very con- .ven'ientlyfor the proper length in Whieh fto tie'the bow 'to the setisfaction of the wearer and to.h1s;conven1 ence'1n wearing. v

Hav ng described our 'inyent1on,iwec 1aim,:

' 20%; 1. A collar attachment having positive n ee 0? a,tta eh1nent" to a 'eoll ar button, saideoll'ar attachment consisting primarily I f me seal of a. lower fandzupper part pivoted to each 'other, the-upper part bOIlSlStlIlg of a slotted late with a fluted roller revolubly mounted in the slots plate with neck-tie retaining arms at each extremity of the slot and a, fluted roller revolubly mounted bet-ween the neck-tie retaining arms.

- 2. eoi-lar'x" gtttaohmentconsisting of a .lOWe'r and en upperpart pivoted to each other, the, upper partconsisting of a slotted v In testimony whereof we aflix our signe tures in presence of two. l-Witnesses. 

